Sprint Supports the American Red Cross Relief Efforts in the Republic
of Haiti with $50,000 Donation from the Sprint Foundation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today that its philanthropic arm, the Sprint
Foundation, will make a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross
International Relief Fund in support relief efforts following the recent
earthquake in the Republic of Haiti. These funds will be used for
immediate support as well as long-term needs such as supplies and
technical assistance.

In addition, Sprint is waiving text-messaging fees for Sprint customers
who send mobile donations to a number of short codes and organizations
participating in the relief and recovery efforts in support of this
tragedy. Sprint mobile-phone texts sent to or from the following short
codes will not be charged standard text-messaging fees. The codes are:

Text "HAITI" to "90999" to donate $10 on behalf of the American Red
Cross.

Text "YELE" to "501501" to donate $5 on behalf of The Yéle Haiti
Foundation.

Text "HAITI" to "20222" to donate $10 on behalf of The William J.
Clinton Foundation.

Text "HAITI" to "85944" to donate $10 on behalf of the Rescue Union
Mission and MedCorp International.

Text "HAITI" to "25383" to donate $5 on behalf of the Internal Rescue
Committee.

Since Monday, Sprint customers have contributed more than $882,000 in
mobile-giving donations to the Haiti relief efforts of the
aforementioned organizations. Sprint gives 100 percent of all the money
donated through texting to the appropriate non-profit organizations.

"We have all been impacted by what the people of Haiti have experienced
these past days, and our hearts go out to those who have lost family and
friends in the disaster," said Ralph Reid, vice president of Corporate
Social Responsibility for Sprint. "This support from the Sprint
Foundation will allow American Red Cross relief crews to give valuable
assistance where it is needed most."

The Sprint Foundation is also matching any American Red Cross
earthquake-relief donations made by Sprint employees from Wednesday,
Jan. 13, through Sunday, Jan. 31. The Sprint Foundation will match
employee contributions up to a total matched amount of $50,000,
potentially increasing the Sprint Foundation's total contribution to
$100,000.

ABOUT SPRINT NEXTEL

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including
two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end
of the third quarter of 2009 and the first and only 4G service from a
national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data
services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities;
and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused
strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care
satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

Sprint Supports the American Red Cross Relief Efforts in the Republic
of Haiti with $50,000 Donation from the Sprint Foundation

<h1>Sprint Supports the American Red Cross Relief Efforts in the Republic
of Haiti with $50,000 Donation from the Sprint Foundation</h1><center><b>Sprint also supports relief efforts by waiving text-messaging fees for mobile donations, matching Sprint employee donations to the Red Cross</b></center>OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today that its philanthropic arm, the Sprint
Foundation, will make a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross
International Relief Fund in support relief efforts following the recent
earthquake in the Republic of Haiti. These funds will be used for
immediate support as well as long-term needs such as supplies and
technical assistance.
<p>In addition, Sprint is waiving text-messaging fees for Sprint customers
who send mobile donations to a number of short codes and organizations
participating in the relief and recovery efforts in support of this
tragedy. Sprint mobile-phone texts sent to or from the following short
codes will not be charged standard text-messaging fees. The codes are:
</p>
<p>
<ul wrap="none">
<li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom" skip="0">
Text "HAITI" to "90999" to donate $10 on behalf of the American Red
Cross.
</li>
<li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom" skip="0">
Text "YELE" to "501501" to donate $5 on behalf of The Yéle Haiti
Foundation.
</li>
<li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom" skip="0">
Text "HAITI" to "20222" to donate $10 on behalf of The William J.
Clinton Foundation.
</li>
<li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom" skip="0">
Text "HAITI" to "85944" to donate $10 on behalf of the Rescue Union
Mission and MedCorp International.
</li>
<li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom" skip="0">
Text "HAITI" to "25383" to donate $5 on behalf of the Internal Rescue
Committee.
</li>
</ul>
</p>
<p>Since Monday, Sprint customers have contributed more than $882,000 in
mobile-giving donations to the Haiti relief efforts of the
aforementioned organizations. Sprint gives 100 percent of all the money
donated through texting to the appropriate non-profit organizations.
</p>
<p>"We have all been impacted by what the people of Haiti have experienced
these past days, and our hearts go out to those who have lost family and
friends in the disaster," said Ralph Reid, vice president of Corporate
Social Responsibility for Sprint. "This support from the Sprint
Foundation will allow American Red Cross relief crews to give valuable
assistance where it is needed most."
</p>
<p>The Sprint Foundation is also matching any American Red Cross
earthquake-relief donations made by Sprint employees from Wednesday,
Jan. 13, through Sunday, Jan. 31. The Sprint Foundation will match
employee contributions up to a total matched amount of $50,000,
potentially increasing the Sprint Foundation's total contribution to
$100,000.
</p>
<p><b>ABOUT SPRINT NEXTEL</b></p>
<p>Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including
two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end
of the third quarter of 2009 and the first and only 4G service from a
national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data
services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities;
and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused
strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care
satisfaction scores. For more information, visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sprint.com%2F&esheet=6143624&lan=en_US&anchor=www.sprint.com&index=1&md5=7f239852a013a2c5d61e4dc4b56c50f6">www.sprint.com</a>.
</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/images/9004/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20100114006686r1&sid=cmtx2&distro=nx"><span class="bwct31415"></span></p>
<p>SOURCE: Sprint
</p>
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Sprint<br>Crystal Davis, 571-288-6806<br><a href="mailto:crystal.davis@sprint.com">crystal.davis@sprint.com</a><br>or<br>John Adams, 913-315-3903<br><a href="mailto:john.d.adams@sprint.com">john.d.adams@sprint.com</a></pre></span>

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